Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th November 1973 Meditation 10 cepam Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th November 1973 Meditation 10 cepam

“Don't interfere with the Eucharist, because there it is a question of the active power of Jesus. Similarly, do not suppress personal prayer more than once a week to turn it into shared meditation. At all costs we must preserve the rhythm of personal prayer.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 539) “Don't interfere with the Eucharist, because there it is a question of the active power of Jesus. Similarly, do not suppress personal prayer more than once a week to turn it into shared meditation. At all costs we must preserve the rhythm of personal prayer.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 539)

“ I can quote the case of a community that spent the whole of Sunday morning in prayer. Brothers were convinced that community life well lived was worth more than all the shows and distractions available in a capital city, and that without this community contact with the Lord and each other their apostolic life would lack substance.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 540) “ I can quote the case of a community that spent the whole of Sunday morning in prayer. Brothers were convinced that community life well lived was worth more than all the shows and distractions available in a capital city, and that without this community contact with the Lord and each other their apostolic life would lack substance.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 540)

“One would say: "For me the psalms mean nothing and prayer in common is not to my taste". We could answer him: “You can go to a restaurant and order what you like. Here we serve a meal which is the same for all, because we came here mainly for sharing fellowship, and not merely to eat.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 543) “One would say: "For me the psalms mean nothing and prayer in common is not to my taste". We could answer him: “You can go to a restaurant and order what you like. Here we serve a meal which is the same for all, because we came here mainly for sharing fellowship, and not merely to eat.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 543)

“To introduce catering for individual tastes does not make sense and misses the whole point of community prayer. The golden rule is to know how to adapt oneself to the prayer that suits the community, otherwise prayer ceases to be an instrument leading to communion.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 543) “To introduce catering for individual tastes does not make sense and misses the whole point of community prayer. The golden rule is to know how to adapt oneself to the prayer that suits the community, otherwise prayer ceases to be an instrument leading to communion.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 543)

“If my prayer is genuine it will not leave me in peace and I will not leave the community in peace. And if my fellow religious are genuine in their prayers, their light will reflect on me and they in turn will stimulate me to make further demands on myself and them. Let each one make a beginning and' he will witness the propelling force of prayer on the individual and the group.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 545) “If my prayer is genuine it will not leave me in peace and I will not leave the community in peace. And if my fellow religious are genuine in their prayers, their light will reflect on me and they in turn will stimulate me to make further demands on myself and them. Let each one make a beginning and' he will witness the propelling force of prayer on the individual and the group.” (Bro. Basilio Rueda Guzmán, “A Talk on Prayer”, Circular 10th november 1973, Vol. XXV, N° 5, p. 545)

Let the words you have just read sink into your soul. Pray Jesus through Mary that you may understand them in order to live them up. Let the words you have just read sink into your soul. Pray Jesus through Mary that you may understand them in order to live them up.